Sudden Shutdowns When Running Demanding Games

This is a discussion on Sudden Shutdowns When Running Demanding Games within the PC Gaming Support forums, part of the Tech Support Forum category. Hello, lately when I've been running demanding games on high settings (Skyrim, Minecraft) almost every time after a significant time

Hello, lately when I've been running demanding games on high settings (Skyrim, Minecraft) almost every time after a significant time playing, my system completely shuts down. I have checked the system temp after this numerous times and it was always running at normal temps. It's also probably important to know that I have to unplug my PC and plug it back in for it to start back up again. Interestingly enough, I can play games like Civ 4/5 for hours, yet big games like Skyrim just die on me. My computer is perfectly able to run these games on high settings, yet I can't even get Skyrim to work with ANY anti-aliasing (even without it still eventually shuts down). Signs are pointing to a possible PSU problem, but I'm no expert.

Use HwMonitor run it in the back ground, Alt+Tab back to it after playing for a bit lets see what the voltages and temps show.
It does sound like a PSU issue since you have to unplug it after a shut down to boot it again.

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